USF Holland laying off 20 in Glenmont

Trucking company USF Holland is planning to lay off 20 people at its terminal in Glenmont as it closes the facility permanently.

The layoffs are set to occur April 3 and take two weeks, according to a notice filed with the state Department of Labor. The USF facility is at 37 Frontage Road, which is off Routes 9W and 32, near the Thruway headquarters.

USF Holland is part of YRC Worldwide, which is based in Kansas.

A call to an officer with Teamsters Local 294 was not immediately returned.

USF Holland is also closing a terminal in Syracuse, laying off 29 people.

In a filing with the state Department of Labor, US Holland said that 39 people would be impacted at the Glenmont facility. But the company explained to the Times Union that only 20 people are employed there now because of previous layoffs and that the larger number had to be used for official documentation.

In a March 20 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Comission, the company said the Albany and Syracuse markets would be served going forward by its New Penn unit.

The move to close the two terminals – as well as nine others – is expected to save the company as much as $30 million a year.